Foster moms Sharonell Fulton and Toni Simms-Busch have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case against the city of Philadelphia because of its ban on religious agencies who refuse to compromise on their view on marriage, according to LifeSite News.
“The city of Philadelphia is threatening to close one of its most successful foster care agencies because it disagrees with their religious views on marriage — and foster kids are paying the price,” the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, who is representing the women, said.
In March 2018, Philadelphia ended the Archdioceses of Philadelphia’s Catholic Social Services because of its teaching on marriage, which meant that foster kids were not placed in same-sex couples’ homes. According to CBN News, this view never affected any applicants, as no LGBTQ couple had ever applied to foster with the agency.
“It’s time for the Supreme Court to weigh in and allow faith-based agencies to continue doing what they do best: give vulnerable children loving homes,” said Becket senior counsel Lori Windham.
The new ban comes in light of Philadelphia’s overwhelming need for foster homes. The same month the ban became effective, the city issued a plea for 300 new foster families to take care of children who had been affected by the opioid crisis.
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